Let U.S. Patients Have Life-Saving Medicines from Cuba

With the easing of U.S.-Cuba relations, the U.S. government now allows visitors to Cuba to bring back $400 worth of goods, including $100 worth of rum and cigars. They are not allowed to bring back medicines that could save lives.

As part of its new opening toward Cuba, the U.S. State Department has proposed a list of goods Cubans in the private sector can export to the U.S. The list does not include medicines because medicines are developed by a Cuban government research center.

Every 7 minutes in the United States someone loses a limb to diabetes. A medical treatment exists in Cuba.[1]

Numerous other life-improving and life-saving Cuban medicines are denied to U.S. patients.

Congress members and government officials in both big political parties are beginning to oppose this policy.[2]

The regulation that needs to be changed is made by the Treasury Department.

Please sign this petition to the Treasury Department and White House:

Please allow Cuban medicines to be tested in the United States and, if approved, imported into the United States. Patients should not have to lose limbs or lives over an antiquated ideological struggle.

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stop subsidies to pharmaceutical industry, end pay for delay schemes. Medicare for All, not insurance mandates

20840

3.5 years ago

Anonymous

Palm Bay,
FL

Import cheaper medicine from Canada and Cuba. Open, improve and expand Medicare for all citizens, negotiate for lower drug prices like the VA, and regulate hospital pricing. Include alternative medi...

20839

3.5 years ago

Anonymous

Palm Bay,
FL

Single Payer-Medicare for All, nothing less!

20838

3.5 years ago

Laurey Morris

Eureka,
CA

20837

3.5 years ago

Sandra Cheney

Mankato,
MN

20836

3.5 years ago

Anais Tuepker

Portland,
OR

Cuba has made tremendous advances in the biomedical field. We should take advantage of this.

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